Sources: The Straits Times
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The Japanese National Police Agency reveals that 90 per cent of cyberattacks on its web site on July 10 came from Internet Protocol addresses in the People's Republic of China. [http:--mdn.mainichi.jp-mdnnews-national-news-20110826p2g00m0dm011000c.html (MDN)]date=August 2019 2011-08-26